Well, since everyone else here is sharing lore, I might as well tell some of mine from a campaign I'm currently preparing.
The Seven
Seven points to an Astral Gate
Seven siblings share a womb
Seven sins of mortal hate
Seven gods, and one tomb.
The Seven are a coalition of seven beings of godlike power, who are the last of a long-dead empire. After the empire destroyed itself by accidentally causing a neutron star to go supernova in a weapons testing project (yeah, these guys were powerful), the Seven, a group of criminals or traitors to the empire that were sent away in exile, were the sole survivors. All of them committed the atrocities they did believing that they could further the progress and power of their empire, which they are fanatically loyal to, and seek to bring back the glory of their past home by taking the energy from stars and the metal cores of planets to repair the weapon that destroyed their whole society (they don't know about that part, and believe the weapon to be a beacon of infinite energy).
Each of the Seven share a common lack of concern for the creatures of the worlds they plunder and destroy, believing these 'lesser beings' are insignificant in comparison to themselves. Other than that, each member of the Seven could not be more different. When the Seven arrived in the galaxy where the story takes place, they declared themselves gods of that world (seeing no other beings of comparable might that they would have to forcibly take said titles from), and began their individual schemes.
Alistair: Alistair was the youngest and weakest of the Seven, and betrayed them when he discovered intelligent life on one planet, swearing to protect such promising creatures from his siblings. He was killed by the people he swore to protect, and now only exists as a mindless undead with the sole urge to consume that which betrayed him.
Malachi: Malachi is the biological brother to Alistair, and was sent to parlay with him when he rebelled. Alistair cut his brother's throat, leaving Malachi unable to audibly speak, but spared him. Now, Malachi can only use his telepathy to communicate with (and sometimes control) other creatures, which he sees as pawns in his grand scheme.
Solis: Solis is extremely arrogant, greedy to an extent previously thought impossible, and is the only one of the Seven to create an entire religion centered around themself (Most of their worshipers are constructs due to how insufferable they can be at times). They plan to take over the Feywild by force, and turn it into a land of pure illusion where they remain the sole arbiter of what is or isn't true.
Draedon: Draedon has an unending thirst for knowledge, and no qualms with acquiring said knowledge via needlessly cruel methods. Both amoral and emotionless, they plan endlessly to unravel the Plane of Order, seeing it as little more than a puzzle to solve- by systematically slaughtering every living being within.
Creeomerac: Creeomerac is the self-proclaimed Goddess of Death, who only seeks to bring the world into eternal purgatory by turning all life into undeath. She specializes in creating vile pathogens that can further this goal, and she leaves nothing but death, famine, and sickness wherever she decides to strike.
Valaari: Valaari harnesses the power of the cosmos, being able to create extreme heat and cold to lethal effect. She plans to weaponize the very stars to burn away entire planets, leaving their metal cores molten and ripe for collection. She is also the primary engineer in the effort to restore the world-ending weapon to its former glory.
Fomalhaut: Fomalhaut is the unofficial leader of the Seven, being far more powerful than the others, and thus being able to bend the rest to their will. They only speak to those they deem equals or higher in status or power, seeing all others as 'not worth their time': Those they deem weak, are those they deem unfit to live.
He of Hunger, She of Blight
He of Whispers, They of Might
She of Havoc, They of Light
And They who Watch from the Darkest Night
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
Well, since everyone else here is sharing lore, I might as well tell some of mine from a campaign I'm currently preparing.
The Seven
Seven points to an Astral Gate
Seven siblings share a womb
Seven sins of mortal hate
Seven gods, and one tomb.
The Seven are a coalition of seven beings of godlike power, who are the last of a long-dead empire. After the empire destroyed itself by accidentally causing a neutron star to go supernova in a weapons testing project (yeah, these guys were powerful), the Seven, a group of criminals or traitors to the empire that were sent away in exile, were the sole survivors. All of them committed the atrocities they did believing that they could further the progress and power of their empire, which they are fanatically loyal to, and seek to bring back the glory of their past home by taking the energy from stars and the metal cores of planets to repair the weapon that destroyed their whole society (they don't know about that part, and believe the weapon to be a beacon of infinite energy).
Each of the Seven share a common lack of concern for the creatures of the worlds they plunder and destroy, believing these 'lesser beings' are insignificant in comparison to themselves. Other than that, each member of the Seven could not be more different. When the Seven arrived in the galaxy where the story takes place, they declared themselves gods of that world (seeing no other beings of comparable might that they would have to forcibly take said titles from), and began their individual schemes.
Alistair: Alistair was the youngest and weakest of the Seven, and betrayed them when he discovered intelligent life on one planet, swearing to protect such promising creatures from his siblings. He was killed by the people he swore to protect, and now only exists as a mindless undead with the sole urge to consume that which betrayed him.
Malachi: Malachi is the biological brother to Alistair, and was sent to parlay with him when he rebelled. Alistair cut his brother's throat, leaving Malachi unable to audibly speak, but spared him. Now, Malachi can only use his telepathy to communicate with (and sometimes control) other creatures, which he sees as pawns in his grand scheme.
Solis: Solis is extremely arrogant, greedy to an extent previously thought impossible, and is the only one of the Seven to create an entire religion centered around themself (Most of their worshipers are constructs due to how insufferable they can be at times). They plan to take over the Feywild by force, and turn it into a land of pure illusion where they remain the sole arbiter of what is or isn't true.
Draedon: Draedon has an unending thirst for knowledge, and no qualms with acquiring said knowledge via needlessly cruel methods. Both amoral and emotionless, they plan endlessly to unravel the Plane of Order, seeing it as little more than a puzzle to solve- by systematically slaughtering every living being within.
Creeomerac: Creeomerac is the self-proclaimed Goddess of Death, who only seeks to bring the world into eternal purgatory by turning all life into undeath. She specializes in creating vile pathogens that can further this goal, and she leaves nothing but death, famine, and sickness wherever she decides to strike.
Valaari: Valaari harnesses the power of the cosmos, being able to create extreme heat and cold to lethal effect. She plans to weaponize the very stars to burn away entire planets, leaving their metal cores molten and ripe for collection. She is also the primary engineer in the effort to restore the world-ending weapon to its former glory.
Fomalhaut: Fomalhaut is the unofficial leader of the Seven, being far more powerful than the others, and thus being able to bend the rest to their will. They only speak to those they deem equals or higher in status or power, seeing all others as 'not worth their time': Those they deem weak, are those they deem unfit to live.
He of Hunger, She of Blight
He of Whispers, They of Might
She of Havoc, They of Light
And They who Watch from the Darkest Night
Really cool. I like Draedon and Valaari the best.
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I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
krios is a small kingdom that is known for their beautiful art and music. It has a large navy, as the kingdom is most populated on a zaratan (island turtle) that is constantly drifting throughout the bay of silver sand. The Zaratan is named azatresis, but most of the locals call him Max. He doesn’t leave the bay, as the locals feed him and keep him safe. In exchange, he Carries a city on his back. The city is called tresis, the city of symphony. It is known for its beautiful music, as well as it’s glittering marble towers. Most bards come from this city, or the kingdom in general, as the magic of music is a widely taught subject. Some scholars theorize that Max is the descendant or even direct child of Leviathan, one of the shifting, the largest creature on the planet, making krakens look like ants, and the prince of envy, one of the seven rulers of hell. This is not confirmed, although it seems that many creatures in the bay of silver sand are thought of be somehow related to Leviathan.
The Opera House
the fabled opera house of Krios is the little brother of Max, also a giant turtle. However, it is also an accomplished bard who wrote extremely popular music. The opera house is named tenebri, but is simply called the Opera House by the inhabitants. It’s shell is hollow, and is shaped like a perfect place to perform, with stages, soundproof walls, and everything you could ever need. It’s shell can even glow in the dark. Tenebri is much smaller than max, being around a tenth the size. It rests at the bottom of the bay, arising at night or whenever it agreed to that day. It’s main goal is to help others with their musical dreams, and it does that very well. Every Dreamcatching, (its a special holiday I’ll explain later) the opera house puts on a magnificent show that is so famous most people have heard the entire thing without ever actually being there to watch it.
Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux are enormous whales that have been tormenting the coast of west Krios for years. They swim up and down the coast, sinking ships, eating all the fish, and killing sharks. Not eating the sharks. Just killing them. Their favorite spot to stay at was nicknamed “Lucifer’s plate,” because of how many shark corpses washed up there. Some believe that castor and pollux are also the children of Leviathan, although others believe they are some of the original shifting themselves. Castor and pollux seem intelligent, and they often follow certain ships, and even people who escaped them.
More about Krios
Krios is mostly populated in the bay of silver sand, which makes up only a small part of Krios. The rest of Krios is along most of the continent’s west coast, filled with rocky beaches in the south and warm, sandy beaches closer to the middle. Around 3/4 of Krios lives in the bay of silver sand. While the rest live spread across the rest of the territory in small villages, working as blacksmiths, farmers, other such jobs, or aspiring musicians or painters looking to move to Tresis.
krios is a small kingdom that is known for their beautiful art and music. It has a large navy, as the kingdom is most populated on a zaratan (island turtle) that is constantly drifting throughout the bay of silver sand. The Zaratan is named azatresis, but most of the locals call him Max. He doesn’t leave the bay, as the locals feed him and keep him safe. In exchange, he Carries a city on his back. The city is called tresis, the city of symphony. It is known for its beautiful music, as well as it’s glittering marble towers. Most bards come from this city, or the kingdom in general, as the magic of music is a widely taught subject. Some scholars theorize that Max is the descendant or even direct child of Leviathan, one of the shifting, the largest creature on the planet, making krakens look like ants, and the prince of envy, one of the seven rulers of hell. This is not confirmed, although it seems that many creatures in the bay of silver sand are thought of be somehow related to Leviathan.
The Opera House
the fabled opera house of Krios is the little brother of Max, also a giant turtle. However, it is also an accomplished bard who wrote extremely popular music. The opera house is named tenebri, but is simply called the Opera House by the inhabitants. It’s shell is hollow, and is shaped like a perfect place to perform, with stages, soundproof walls, and everything you could ever need. It’s shell can even glow in the dark. Tenebri is much smaller than max, being around a tenth the size. It rests at the bottom of the bay, arising at night or whenever it agreed to that day. It’s main goal is to help others with their musical dreams, and it does that very well. Every Dreamcatching, (its a special holiday I’ll explain later) the opera house puts on a magnificent show that is so famous most people have heard the entire thing without ever actually being there to watch it.
Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux are enormous whales that have been tormenting the coast of west Krios for years. They swim up and down the coast, sinking ships, eating all the fish, and killing sharks. Not eating the sharks. Just killing them. Their favorite spot to stay at was nicknamed “Lucifer’s plate,” because of how many shark corpses washed up there. Some believe that castor and pollux are also the children of Leviathan, although others believe they are some of the original shifting themselves. Castor and pollux seem intelligent, and they often follow certain ships, and even people who escaped them.
More about Krios
Krios is mostly populated in the bay of silver sand, which makes up only a small part of Krios. The rest of Krios is along most of the continent’s west coast, filled with rocky beaches in the south and warm, sandy beaches closer to the middle. Around 3/4 of Krios lives in the bay of silver sand. While the rest live spread across the rest of the territory in small villages, working as blacksmiths, farmers, other such jobs, or aspiring musicians or painters looking to move to Tresis.
and that’s most of Krios!
I really like this. I’ve never seen a zaratan used in D&D before.
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I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Zaratan are cool, in my world they are the elite soldiers of the Elemental King of Earth.
The four elemental kings
The elemental chaos is in a constant war between the four kings of the elements. Yan-C-Bin rules the Air, Olhydra the Waters, Olgrémoch the earth and Imix the subterranean magma and fires. The four often send their Elder Tempests, Dawn Titans, Zaratans and Leviathan after each other while their genie subjects try to build cities of order among the chaos.
Zaratan are cool, in my world they are the elite soldiers of the Elemental King of Earth.
The four elemental kings
The elemental chaos is in a constant war between the four kings of the elements. Yan-C-Bin rules the Air, Olhydra the Waters, Olgrémoch the earth and Imix the subterranean magma and fires. The four often send their Elder Tempests, Dawn Titans, Zaratans and Leviathan after each other while their genie subjects try to build cities of order among the chaos.
Nice!
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I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
is any of your world’s lore based off or inspired by shows?
Totally. I am a big fan of Over the Garden Wall, X-files, Gravity Falls, Sweet Tooth, Mandolorian, Adventure Time, etc. Those stories have inspired me and have greatly influenced my creations. I have also taken bits and pieces from shows that I don't care too much about. Example: Man vs. Bee. Not Rowan Atkinson's best work, but I have created a minor demon lord named Buzzlebub who takes the form of a tiny bee to spread destruction, chaos, and madness.
is any of your world’s lore based off or inspired by shows?
Totally. I am a big fan of Over the Garden Wall, X-files, Gravity Falls, Sweet Tooth, Mandolorian, Adventure Time, etc. Those stories have inspired me and have greatly influenced my creations. I have also taken bits and pieces from shows that I don't care too much about. Example: Man vs. Bee. Not Rowan Atkinson's best work, but I have created a minor demon lord named Buzzlebub who takes the form of a tiny bee to spread destruction, chaos, and madness.
What about you?
My version of hell is inspired a lot by Helluva boss. There are seven rings of hell, each ruled over by a demon prince, representing a different one of the seven deadly sins.
Well, since everyone else here is sharing lore, I might as well tell some of mine from a campaign I'm currently preparing.
The Seven
Seven points to an Astral Gate
Seven siblings share a womb
Seven sins of mortal hate
Seven gods, and one tomb.
The Seven are a coalition of seven beings of godlike power, who are the last of a long-dead empire. After the empire destroyed itself by accidentally causing a neutron star to go supernova in a weapons testing project (yeah, these guys were powerful), the Seven, a group of criminals or traitors to the empire that were sent away in exile, were the sole survivors. All of them committed the atrocities they did believing that they could further the progress and power of their empire, which they are fanatically loyal to, and seek to bring back the glory of their past home by taking the energy from stars and the metal cores of planets to repair the weapon that destroyed their whole society (they don't know about that part, and believe the weapon to be a beacon of infinite energy).
Each of the Seven share a common lack of concern for the creatures of the worlds they plunder and destroy, believing these 'lesser beings' are insignificant in comparison to themselves. Other than that, each member of the Seven could not be more different. When the Seven arrived in the galaxy where the story takes place, they declared themselves gods of that world (seeing no other beings of comparable might that they would have to forcibly take said titles from), and began their individual schemes.
Alistair: Alistair was the youngest and weakest of the Seven, and betrayed them when he discovered intelligent life on one planet, swearing to protect such promising creatures from his siblings. He was killed by the people he swore to protect, and now only exists as a mindless undead with the sole urge to consume that which betrayed him.
Malachi: Malachi is the biological brother to Alistair, and was sent to parlay with him when he rebelled. Alistair cut his brother's throat, leaving Malachi unable to audibly speak, but spared him. Now, Malachi can only use his telepathy to communicate with (and sometimes control) other creatures, which he sees as pawns in his grand scheme.
Solis: Solis is extremely arrogant, greedy to an extent previously thought impossible, and is the only one of the Seven to create an entire religion centered around themself (Most of their worshipers are constructs due to how insufferable they can be at times). They plan to take over the Feywild by force, and turn it into a land of pure illusion where they remain the sole arbiter of what is or isn't true.
Draedon: Draedon has an unending thirst for knowledge, and no qualms with acquiring said knowledge via needlessly cruel methods. Both amoral and emotionless, they plan endlessly to unravel the Plane of Order, seeing it as little more than a puzzle to solve- by systematically slaughtering every living being within.
Creeomerac: Creeomerac is the self-proclaimed Goddess of Death, who only seeks to bring the world into eternal purgatory by turning all life into undeath. She specializes in creating vile pathogens that can further this goal, and she leaves nothing but death, famine, and sickness wherever she decides to strike.
Valaari: Valaari harnesses the power of the cosmos, being able to create extreme heat and cold to lethal effect. She plans to weaponize the very stars to burn away entire planets, leaving their metal cores molten and ripe for collection. She is also the primary engineer in the effort to restore the world-ending weapon to its former glory.
Fomalhaut: Fomalhaut is the unofficial leader of the Seven, being far more powerful than the others, and thus being able to bend the rest to their will. They only speak to those they deem equals or higher in status or power, seeing all others as 'not worth their time': Those they deem weak, are those they deem unfit to live.
He of Hunger, She of Blight
He of Whispers, They of Might
She of Havoc, They of Light
And They who Watch from the Darkest Night
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
Really cool. I like Draedon and Valaari the best.
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Krios
krios is a small kingdom that is known for their beautiful art and music. It has a large navy, as the kingdom is most populated on a zaratan (island turtle) that is constantly drifting throughout the bay of silver sand. The Zaratan is named azatresis, but most of the locals call him Max. He doesn’t leave the bay, as the locals feed him and keep him safe. In exchange, he Carries a city on his back. The city is called tresis, the city of symphony. It is known for its beautiful music, as well as it’s glittering marble towers. Most bards come from this city, or the kingdom in general, as the magic of music is a widely taught subject. Some scholars theorize that Max is the descendant or even direct child of Leviathan, one of the shifting, the largest creature on the planet, making krakens look like ants, and the prince of envy, one of the seven rulers of hell. This is not confirmed, although it seems that many creatures in the bay of silver sand are thought of be somehow related to Leviathan.
The Opera House
the fabled opera house of Krios is the little brother of Max, also a giant turtle. However, it is also an accomplished bard who wrote extremely popular music. The opera house is named tenebri, but is simply called the Opera House by the inhabitants. It’s shell is hollow, and is shaped like a perfect place to perform, with stages, soundproof walls, and everything you could ever need. It’s shell can even glow in the dark. Tenebri is much smaller than max, being around a tenth the size. It rests at the bottom of the bay, arising at night or whenever it agreed to that day. It’s main goal is to help others with their musical dreams, and it does that very well. Every Dreamcatching, (its a special holiday I’ll explain later) the opera house puts on a magnificent show that is so famous most people have heard the entire thing without ever actually being there to watch it.
Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux are enormous whales that have been tormenting the coast of west Krios for years. They swim up and down the coast, sinking ships, eating all the fish, and killing sharks. Not eating the sharks. Just killing them. Their favorite spot to stay at was nicknamed “Lucifer’s plate,” because of how many shark corpses washed up there. Some believe that castor and pollux are also the children of Leviathan, although others believe they are some of the original shifting themselves. Castor and pollux seem intelligent, and they often follow certain ships, and even people who escaped them.
More about Krios
Krios is mostly populated in the bay of silver sand, which makes up only a small part of Krios. The rest of Krios is along most of the continent’s west coast, filled with rocky beaches in the south and warm, sandy beaches closer to the middle. Around 3/4 of Krios lives in the bay of silver sand. While the rest live spread across the rest of the territory in small villages, working as blacksmiths, farmers, other such jobs, or aspiring musicians or painters looking to move to Tresis.
and that’s most of Krios!
Yay for people sharing their lore :D I love reading it
I am also here.
Am snek.
Same, I wish we had dark mode though, it kinda strains my eyes.
Your friendly trans bard!
She/They pronouns
The Goddess of the Strings (thanks for the title Drummer!)
I never use darkmode tbh
I am also here.
Am snek.
I understand that. I personally prefer it
Your friendly trans bard!
She/They pronouns
The Goddess of the Strings (thanks for the title Drummer!)
Yeah, I have discord, whatsapp and all that stuff in lightmode too
I am also here.
Am snek.
I'M SORRY WHAT? I get not changing it, but you went out of your way to use Discord light mode? Even Discord admits it's bad.
Your friendly trans bard!
She/They pronouns
The Goddess of the Strings (thanks for the title Drummer!)
It's not that bad.... It's better then their dark mode
I am also here.
Am snek.
Maybe in your opinion, not in mine but that's okay, I didn't mean to be rude btw, sorry if it came off that way
Your friendly trans bard!
She/They pronouns
The Goddess of the Strings (thanks for the title Drummer!)
Nah XD don't worry, I'm used to the reaction
I am also here.
Am snek.
I really like this. I’ve never seen a zaratan used in D&D before.
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Zaratan are cool, in my world they are the elite soldiers of the Elemental King of Earth.
The four elemental kings
The elemental chaos is in a constant war between the four kings of the elements. Yan-C-Bin rules the Air, Olhydra the Waters, Olgrémoch the earth and Imix the subterranean magma and fires. The four often send their Elder Tempests, Dawn Titans, Zaratans and Leviathan after each other while their genie subjects try to build cities of order among the chaos.
I am also here.
Am snek.
Nice!
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Good, I felt like crap for a little while. I tend to accidentally be sort of rude for no reason.
Your friendly trans bard!
She/They pronouns
The Goddess of the Strings (thanks for the title Drummer!)
I have a question for y’all.
is any of your world’s lore based off or inspired by shows/movies?
Totally. I am a big fan of Over the Garden Wall, X-files, Gravity Falls, Sweet Tooth, Mandolorian, Adventure Time, etc. Those stories have inspired me and have greatly influenced my creations. I have also taken bits and pieces from shows that I don't care too much about. Example: Man vs. Bee. Not Rowan Atkinson's best work, but I have created a minor demon lord named Buzzlebub who takes the form of a tiny bee to spread destruction, chaos, and madness.
What about you?
My version of hell is inspired a lot by Helluva boss. There are seven rings of hell, each ruled over by a demon prince, representing a different one of the seven deadly sins.
Not directly, that I know off, but I'm sure it's head some subconcious influence
I am also here.
Am snek.